Race-Related Differences in the Experiences of Family Members of Persons with Mental Illness Participating in the NAMI Family to Family Education Program

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 316-327

  Smith, Melissa Edmondson ^a   Lindsey, Michael A ^b   Williams, Crystal D ^b   Medoff, Deborah R ^c   Lucksted, Alicia ^c   Fang, Li Juan ^c   Schiffman, Jason ^d   Lewis Fernández, Roberto ^e   Dixon, Lisa B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^e NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Burden; Caregiving; Coping; Families; Mental illness

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CAREGIVER; CAUCASIAN; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84911461942     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-014-9674-y     Document Type: Article

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